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70 years after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons threaten us allhttp://www.theguardian.com/news/defence-and-security-blog/2015/jul/23/70-years-after-hiroshima-nuclear-weapons-threaten-us-all
<ul><li>Nuclear weapons are an austerity-free zone<br></li></ul><p> Nearly 70 years ago, on 6 August 1945, the US dropped “Little Boy”, the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, on Hiroshima.<br /></p><p>“Two thirds of the buildings in the city were destroyed and perhaps 80,000 civilians were killed”, observes Eric Schlosser, in Gods of Metal, a frightening yet moving <a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/books/gods-of-metal/9780141982267/">account</a> of how three Catholic pacifists, including an 82 year-old nun, broke into Y12, a top security nuclear weapons base in Tennessee, known as the Fort Knox of Uranium, where material used in the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima was processed.<br /></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/defence-and-security-blog/2015/jul/23/70-years-after-hiroshima-nuclear-weapons-threaten-us-all">Continue reading...</a>UK newsWorld newsNuclear weaponsNPT review conferenceTridentLabour party leadershipThu, 23 Jul 2015 12:38:22 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/defence-and-security-blog/2015/jul/23/70-years-after-hiroshima-nuclear-weapons-threaten-us-allPhotograph: Stanley Troutman/APOn August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb instantly destroyed almost all of the houses and buildings in Hiroshima.Photograph: Stanley Troutman/APOn August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb instantly destroyed almost all of the houses and buildings in Hiroshima.Richard Norton-Taylor2015-07-23T12:38:22ZNow is the time to eliminate all nuclear weapons | Lettershttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/21/now-time-eliminate-all-nuclear-weapons
<p>As the review conference of the parties to the treaty on the non-proliferation of&nbsp;nuclear weapons ends on Friday at the UN in New York, Amnesty International and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) believe that states must agree to initiate a process to create an international prohibition on and complete elimination of nuclear&nbsp;weapons.</p><p>Amnesty International and Ican oppose the use, possession, production and transfer of nuclear weapons, given their indiscriminate nature. We are opposed to the possession of nuclear weapons by any country, including permanent members of the UN security council, and share the concern of the parties to the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) regarding the “catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons”. Nuclear weapons stand alone in terms of their extreme potential to be indiscriminate. Their use would invariably violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/21/now-time-eliminate-all-nuclear-weapons">Continue reading...</a>NPT review conferenceNuclear weaponsWorld newsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)United NationsThu, 21 May 2015 18:16:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/21/now-time-eliminate-all-nuclear-weaponsPhotograph: Justin Lane/EPAA UN security council meeting. 'Amnesty International and Ican are opposed to the possession of nuclear weapons by any country, including permanent members of the UN security council.' Photograph: Justin Lane/EPAPhotograph: Justin Lane/EPAA UN security council meeting. 'Amnesty International and Ican are opposed to the possession of nuclear weapons by any country, including permanent members of the UN security council.' Photograph: Justin Lane/EPALetters2015-05-21T18:16:04ZNo matter the election result, Trident is here to stayhttp://www.theguardian.com/news/defence-and-security-blog/2015/may/06/no-matter-the-election-result-trident-is-here-to-stay
<p>• Replacing nuclear missile fleet a certainty despite cost</p><p>• Growing concern about consequences for rest of defence budget, and credibility of deterrent<br></p><p>Amid all the uncertainties of the general election, one thing is predictable. Britain’s nuclear weapons system is not only here to stay, it will be upgraded.<br /></p><p>Michael Fallon, currently defence secretary, repeatedly declined <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/28/tories-playing-politics-trident-defence-secretary-michael-fallon-nuclear-deterrent">recently</a> to say whether the Conservatives would support a Labour government’s motion to renew Trident.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/defence-and-security-blog/2015/may/06/no-matter-the-election-result-trident-is-here-to-stay">Continue reading...</a>TridentNuclear weaponsDefence policyUK newsMilitaryNPT review conferenceMichael FallonGeneral election 2015Wed, 06 May 2015 11:48:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/defence-and-security-blog/2015/may/06/no-matter-the-election-result-trident-is-here-to-stayPhotograph: Ministry of Defence/PATest firing of a Trident missile.Photograph: Ministry of Defence/PATest firing of a Trident missile.Richard Norton-Taylor2015-05-06T11:48:18ZNuclear weapons deal with US renewed in secret, UK confirmshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/defence-and-security-blog/2014/oct/20/nuclear-weapons-uk-us
• UK tables amendments to Mutual Defence Agreement<br />• Proper scrutiny and Commons debate needed<p>The British government has just published amendments updating a treaty that goes to the heart of the UK's special relationship with the US.</p><p>They relate to the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) first signed in 1958, which, according to the government, enables the UK and the US &quot;nuclear warhead communities to collaborate on all aspects of nuclear deterrence including nuclear warhead design and manufacture&quot;.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/defence-and-security-blog/2014/oct/20/nuclear-weapons-uk-us">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsTridentDefence policyHouse of CommonsNPT review conferenceUK newsWorld newsMon, 20 Oct 2014 15:30:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/defence-and-security-blog/2014/oct/20/nuclear-weapons-uk-usMartin Godwin/GuardianThe Aldermaston site of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, which is responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads the UK's nuclear weapons. Photograph: Martin GodwinMartin Godwin/GuardianThe Aldermaston site of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, which is responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads the UK's nuclear weapons. Photograph: Martin GodwinRichard Norton-Taylor2014-10-20T15:30:25ZNuclear talks overshadowed by Egyptian walkouthttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2013/may/02/nuclear-npt-geneva-egypt
Cairo's protest at Geneva non-proliferation talks dominated NPT meeting and angered other Arab states<p>Delegations from around the world have been meeting in Geneva over the past two weeks to debate how to keep alive the 45 year-old compromise between the nuclear haves and have-nots known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and it has not gone all that well.</p><p>The second week of the <a href="http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/disarmament-fora/npt/2013">Preparatory Committee meeting</a>, PrepCom, was dominated by the Egyptian delegation's dramatic walkout on Monday in protest about the lack of progress on one of the most burning issue: the holding of a conference on a Middle East WMD-free zone, known by the folksy acronym, <a href="http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/mewmdfz">MEWMDFZ</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2013/may/02/nuclear-npt-geneva-egypt">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsNPT review conferenceThu, 02 May 2013 17:31:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2013/may/02/nuclear-npt-geneva-egyptJulian Borger2013-05-02T17:31:30ZLetters: Britain must take steps to reduce its nuclear weaponshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/08/steps-to-reduce-nuclear-weapons
<p>We welcome the recent agreement at the nuclear non-proliferation treaty review conference in New York (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/28/nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty-un" title="Nuclear arms treaty agreed with hope for deal on Middle East">Nuclear arms treaty agreed with hope for deal on Middle East</a>, 29 May) calling on the nuclear weapon states to &quot;undertake further efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate all types of nuclear weapons&quot; and to &quot;accelerate concrete progress on the steps leading to nuclear disarmament&quot;.</p><p>The British government cannot stand aside and ignore these commitments. It must now ensure that the forthcoming strategic defence and security review includes the Trident weapons system and considers the non-nuclear option. Building on the international agreement, the British government must take concrete steps towards a world without nuclear weapons, including support for a nuclear weapons convention, which would ban nuclear weapons in the same way that chemical and biological weapons have been banned. Our goal must be the total disarmament of all nuclear weapons – and we can start with our own.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/08/steps-to-reduce-nuclear-weapons">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)UK newsTridentDefence policyPoliticsNatoNPT review conferenceMon, 07 Jun 2010 23:06:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/08/steps-to-reduce-nuclear-weaponsGuardian Staff2010-06-07T23:06:21ZNuclear arms treaty agreed with hope for deal on Middle Easthttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/28/nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty-un
• US changes stance over Israeli atomic arsenal<br />• Non-proliferation talks succeed after one month<p></p><p>The 189 member nations of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) last night struck a deal on a series of small steps towards disarmament, including a 2012 conference to discuss a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/28/nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty-un">Continue reading...</a>Non-proliferation treaty (NPT)Nuclear weaponsUnited NationsUS newsIsraelIranMiddle East and North AfricaWorld newsNPT review conferenceFri, 28 May 2010 22:10:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/28/nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty-unRaheb Homavandi/ReutersMembers of the air force listen to prayers in Tehran. Iran had expressed dissent, but no objection were raised in the final session. Photograph: Raheb Homavandi/ReutersRaheb Homavandi/ReutersMembers of the air force listen to prayers in Tehran. Hopes of a compromise to save the treaty rest with Iran. Photograph: Raheb Homavandi/ReutersIan Black2010-05-28T22:10:01ZBan nuclear tests in Middle East | Pierre Goldschmidt and Nima Geramihttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/27/ban-nuclear-tests-middle-east
For Israel, Iran and the powers sparring in New York, this would be a realistic and practical way to lower regional tensions<p>Beyond the war of words between the US and Iran at the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/non-proliferation-treaty-npt" title="">non-proliferation treaty</a> (NPT) review conference in New York lies the potential of a catastrophic nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Fears are high that if Iran acquires a nuclear weapons capability, its neighbours will wish to follow.</p><p>At the review conference of 15 years ago, states agreed to the indefinite extension of the NPT and to the Middle East resolution, which calls on states in the region to take practical steps towards a verifiable nuclear-weapon-free zone. The concept was not new. Earlier initiatives were advanced by Iran and Egypt at the UN in 1974. Israel later joined the consensus for similar resolutions adopted every year since 1980. All have had little effect, leading a frustrated Egypt – a champion of the cause – to block all other work during the 2005 conference. The issue is a potential stumbling block in the current talks.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/27/ban-nuclear-tests-middle-east">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)Middle East and North AfricaUS newsIsraelEgyptIranHillary ClintonWorld newsNPT review conferenceAfricaThu, 27 May 2010 09:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/27/ban-nuclear-tests-middle-eastPierre Goldschmidt and Nima Gerami2010-05-27T09:00:03ZA responsible nuclear power?http://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/24/israel-nuclear-southafrica
The revelations of Israel's nuclear flirtation with South Africa will add weight to claims of double standards<p>Today's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/23/israel-south-africa-nuclear-weapons">revelations</a> about Shimon Peres' meetings with PW Botha to discuss missiles and warheads come at an extremely delicate moment at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York. As the conference, aimed at repairing and updating the global arms control regime, the vexed issue of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.</p><p>At its heart, this is a matter of double standards. Egypt is leading a chorus of Arab and other non-nuclear states who want Israel to feel some of the pressure that Iran is undergoing, for its lack of transparency over its nuclear arsenal, and its efforts to maintain that nuclear monopoly in the region. As Chris points out in his piece, Israel's tacit defence, pursued on its behalf by its allies, has been that it - unlike Iran - is a 'responsible' nuclear power. Yet here you have Shimon Peres talking nukes with a nutcase white supremacist government. </p><p>While there is no doubt (as the documents point out) that there was a SA probe to Israel for nuclear weapons, which stimulates a certain opaque Israeli response made by the Israeli Minister of Defense, Shimon Peres, there is no proof whatsoever that Israel ultimately officially OFFERED those weapons to SA. In fact, I know that Israel did not: Israel neither offered and passed along nuclear weapons (and materials) nor weapons designs to the South Africans. Whatever the SA discussed among themselves in memos, and regardless of what Minister Peres told them, Prime Minister Rabin and the people in charge of the Israeli nuclear program (Mr. Shaleheveth Freier) were never willing to pass along weapons components and/or designs to the SA. Nothing like that ever formally offered to SA, regardless of Peres' reference to the &quot;correct warhead.&quot; At the end of the day South Africa did not ask and Israel did not offer the &quot;correct payloads.&quot;. Israel did behave as a responsible nuclear state.</p><p>This draft recognises the critical importance of the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East, notes the P-5 statement's commitment to its full implementation, and regrets there has been so little progress. The following practical steps are endorsed: an &quot;initial conference&quot; in 2012 convened by the UN Secretary-General and involving all states in the Middle East, and a Special Coordinator with a mandate to facilitate implementation of the 1995 Resolution, conduct consultations and undertake preparations for the Conference and, importantly, &quot;follow-on steps&quot;, with reports to be provided to NPT states parties at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 PrepComs. The draft seeks a middle way between the Arab states' desire for a negotiating conference and the US view that this would be premature, by describing the purpose of the Conference as &quot;leading to the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction, on the basis of arrangements freely arrived at by the States of the region...&quot; In addition to recognising the importance of the draft proposed &quot;complementary steps&quot; such as an EU-hosted event and background documentation regarding verification. It also emphasises the importance of &quot;parallel progress, in substance and timing&quot; relating to achieving total and complete elimination of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons from the region. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/24/israel-nuclear-southafrica">Continue reading...</a>Non-proliferation treaty (NPT)IsraelNuclear weaponsMordechai VanunuWorld newsSouth AfricaMiddle East and North AfricaNPT review conferenceAfricaMon, 24 May 2010 11:20:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/24/israel-nuclear-southafricaOded Balilty/APAmnesty International considers Mordechai Vanunu a 'prisoner of conscience'. Photograph: Oded Balilty/APJulian Borger2010-05-24T11:20:26ZDesmond Tutu | It's time to rid the world of nuclear weaponshttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/22/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation-treaty
Sceptics may say a nuclear-free world is an impossible dream, but they said that about slavery and apartheid too<p>This year the nuclear bomb turns 65 – an appropriate age, by international standards, for compulsory retirement. But do our leaders have the courage and wisdom to rid the planet of this ultimate menace? The five-yearly review of the ailing <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/non-proliferation-treaty-npt" title="Guardian: Non-Proliferation Treaty">nuclear non-proliferation treaty</a>, currently under way at the United Nations in New York, will test the strength of <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/04/nuclear-weapons-iaea" title="Guardian: Julian Borger's global security blog">governments' commitment to a nuclear-weapon-free world</a>.</p><p>If they are serious about realising this vision, they will work now to shift the focus from the failed policy of nuclear arms control, which assumes that a select few states can be trusted with these weapons, to nuclear abolition. Just as we have outlawed other categories of particularly inhuman and indiscriminate weapons – from biological and chemical agents to anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions – we must now turn our attention to outlawing the most iniquitous weapons of all.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/22/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation-treaty">Continue reading...</a>Non-proliferation treaty (NPT)Nuclear weaponsUnited NationsBarack ObamaWorld newsNPT review conferenceSat, 22 May 2010 10:59:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/22/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation-treatyDesmond Tutu2010-05-22T10:59:02ZIran sanctions snarl global nuclear talkshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/19/non-proliferation-treaty-npt-iran
The brisk rejection of a last minute compromise on Iran proposed by Brazil and Turkey has snarled broader UN talks on disarmament and non-proliferation<p>The rapid flurry of diplomatic activity in the past few days over Iran has collided with the month-long talks in New York on mending the threadbare Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the results have not been pretty. Some observers inside the NPT negotiations are saying the US and other weapons states have sought a quick diplomatic victory over Iran at the expense of the long-term prospects of the global arms control regime. </p><p>The <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/18/iran-unitednations">Security Council smackdown</a> of Brazil and Turkey's efforts to secure a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/17/iran-brazil-turkey-nuclear">compromise</a> over Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has taken many inside the conference chamber by surprise and triggered a wave of anger over the humiliation of the two countries' leaders, who had invested considerable political capital in the deal. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/19/non-proliferation-treaty-npt-iran">Continue reading...</a>Non-proliferation treaty (NPT)IranNuclear weaponsUnited NationsNPT review conferenceWed, 19 May 2010 21:03:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/19/non-proliferation-treaty-npt-iranMario Tama/Getty ImagesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the NPT Review Conference at the UN in New York Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesJulian Borger2010-05-19T21:03:19ZHalf-time at the NPThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/16/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation-treaty-npt
Amid talk of good atmospherics behind closed doors, proposals for a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East is still the pivotal issue<p>We are half-way through the negotiating marathon that is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference and <a href="http://acronyminstitute.wordpress.com/">the crunch is approaching</a>. The speeches have been made, the working groups set up, and drafts assembled. There are now two weeks left for the tough bargaining between the nuclear haves and have-nots over what the global arms control regime should look like.</p><p>The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) has <a href="http://www.isis-online.org/npt2010/isisreview8/">a very useful summary</a> of the positions of various key countries, from which two main themes emerge: there is an Obama-effect at play, and the idea of a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East is becoming a make or break issue.</p><p>Sees two possible positive outcomes of the conference: a short final document, or something longer, which could be obtained through reaching agreement with Egypt on the Mideast NWFZ issue</p><p><br />The policy of nuclear ambiguity, by which we fool only ourselves and nobody else, is not good for us any more.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/16/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation-treaty-npt">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)IsraelNPT review conferenceSun, 16 May 2010 21:31:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/16/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation-treaty-nptMario Tama/Getty ImagesThe United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesJulian Borger2010-05-16T21:31:04ZComing clean on nuclear weaponshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/04/nuclear-weapons-iaea
Day one of the non-proliferation conference in New York brought a small but significant breakthrough for nuclear transparency<p>The Obama administration took the view that numbers would trump words on the opening day of the Nuclear <a href="http://www.un.org/en/conf/npt/2010/index.shtml">Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York</a>. The decision to reveal <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/04/us-nuclear-weapons">the size of the US nuclear stockpile</a> both demonstrated a long-delayed commitment to transparency, and provided a graphic illustration that at least some of the weapons states have been doing something about disarmament. </p><p>The numbers do not come as any surprise to regular readers of the <a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/">Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Strategic Security Blog</a>, which turned out to have got its estimates almost bang on. Hans Kristensen, the FAS numbers man, has the most detailed analysis of the newly disclosed figures in his <a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/05/stockpilenumber.php#more-3103">latest post</a>.</p><p>It wasn't a walkout, more a shuffle, in twos and threes, as if a few delegates at a time suddenly remembered they were supposed to be somewhere else. Or that syndrome when one person leaves a boring meeting to go to the loo, and then half the room discover they need to go, too.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/04/nuclear-weapons-iaea">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Obama administrationIranBrazilNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)NPT review conferenceAmericasTue, 04 May 2010 13:03:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/may/04/nuclear-weapons-iaeaJulian Borger2010-05-04T13:03:30ZIndonesian speech at UN nuclear non-proliferation talkshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/04/indonesia-nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation
<p><strong></strong></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/04/indonesia-nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation">Continue reading...</a>Nuclear weaponsWorld newsIndonesiaUnited NationsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)NPT review conferenceAsia PacificTue, 04 May 2010 12:26:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/04/indonesia-nuclear-weapons-non-proliferationGuardian Staff2010-05-04T12:26:24ZBrazilian speech at UN nuclear non-proliferation talkshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/04/brazil-nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation
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Exact number of US warheads revealed for first time as Iran's leader hits out on first day of non-proliferation talks<br /><p>The US yesterday revealed for the first time the size of its nuclear arsenal, 5,113 warheads, in a move intended to signal Washington is serious about disarmament.</p><p>The defence department announced the size, a reduction of 75% on 1989, on the first day of a month-long international conference on nuclear weapons, aimed at reducing their number and curbing their spread. The opening session pitted the US against Iran, in a battle to win support from 180 other states taking part. Washington wants tougher controls to stop states acquiring the bomb, while Tehran seeks to focus the meeting on the need for the existing nuclear powers to disarm.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/03/iran-ahmadinejad-us-nuclear-threats">Continue reading...</a>IranUnited NationsNuclear weaponsArms tradeUS newsWorld newsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)NPT review conferenceTue, 04 May 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/03/iran-ahmadinejad-us-nuclear-threatsPeter Foley/EPAThe Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, addresses the opening day of UN talks on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons Photograph: Peter Foley/EPAPeter Foley/EPAThe Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, addresses the opening day of UN talks on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons Photograph: Peter Foley/EPAJulian Borger and Andrew Clark in New York2010-05-04T00:53:00ZIran's Africa foray no cause for panic | Blessing-Miles Tendihttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/28/iran-africa-nuclear-diplomacy
Ahmadinejad's nuclear diplomacy trips to Zimbabwe and Uganda do not mean hopes Iran will ratify the proliferation treaty are over<p>China's ever increasing geopolitical penetration of and presence in Africa has attracted much interest. China is not alone in these strategic manoeuvrings. Iran is expanding its economic links to Africa in order to cope with American and European isolation and restrictions on financial dealings. But President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/22/ahmadinejad-visit-mugabe-zimbabwe" title="Guardian: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Zimbabwe to meet new friend Robert Mugabe">trips to Zimbabwe</a> and Uganda last week could reflect two different strategic ambitions of Iran in Africa: circumventing America and Europe's ban on the export to Iran of materials usable in the development of nuclear weapons; and influencing United Nations security council debate on its nuclear programme.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/28/iran-africa-nuclear-diplomacy">Continue reading...</a>IranMahmoud AhmadinejadZimbabweRobert MugabeUgandaMiddle East and North AfricaNuclear weaponsWorld newsNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)NPT review conferenceAfricaWed, 28 Apr 2010 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/28/iran-africa-nuclear-diplomacyTSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI/APThe Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, greets crowds with Robert Mugabe in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Photograp: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/APTSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI/APThe Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, greets crowds with Robert Mugabe in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Photograp: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/APBlessing-Miles Tendi2010-04-28T17:00:00ZNuclear progress, but dangers ahead | Open letterhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/apr/14/nuclear-proliferation-washington-summit
Senior European statesmen and women call for renewed urgency in tackling problems of nuclear proliferation<p>The recently signed <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/08/barack-obama-nuclear-treaty-medvedev" title="arms control treaty">arms control treaty</a> between the United States and Russia (Start) brings welcome reductions in deployed nuclear warheads and an agreed ceiling on the number of delivery vehicles that each side may possess. We applaud the new agreement and the acts of political leadership required in both countries to bring it about. The breakthrough is all the more welcome, coming just before both the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8616855.stm" title="Washington Summit on Nuclear Security">Washington summit on nuclear security</a> and the <a href="http://www.un.org/en/conf/npt/2010/" title="Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty">review conference</a> of the non-proliferation treaty (NPT). Across Europe, and at this moment of diplomatic opportunity, we have joined together to declare our unequivocal support for President Obama's vision of a world without nuclear weapons, to declare our desire to re-set the security relationship between Europe, the US and Russia, and to show strong European support for the measures necessary to deliver these goals.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/apr/14/nuclear-proliferation-washington-summit">Continue reading...</a>World newsUS newsNuclear weaponsDefence policyNon-proliferation treaty (NPT)NPT review conferenceWed, 14 Apr 2010 08:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/apr/14/nuclear-proliferation-washington-summitOpen letter2010-04-14T08:00:02Z